To Live & Learn

I want to taste and glory in each day,
and never be afraid to experience pain;
and never shut myself up
in a numb core of non-feeling,
or stop questioning and criticizing life
and take the easy way out.
To learn and think:
to think and live;
to live and learn:
this always, with new insight,
new understanding,
and new love.

Comments

I love this poem and studied Plath at Uni. We live in the Northwest of England and have seen her grave a few times which is weirdly compelling with bizarre gifts and pens which have been left by visitors. I’ll take a picture and post it next time I visit if you would like to see it.

Wow, I agree with the characterization of “weirdly compelling.” Yes, if you could send me a picture, I’d love to see it. Thank you for sharing. Your comment will stick with me for some time. (I didn’t study Plath. In fact, hadn’t heard of her until about a year ago. And now, find her writings to be a keen attraction.)

it’s amazing how one can describe one’s situation that affects other people. It speaks to me. BTW, i really like your “theme”. I might play around with mine while I “freeze” the site for the summer. Have a wonderful summer, David.

The Bell Jar
Book by Sylvia Plath
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4.5/5-Barnes & Noble
The Bell Jar is the only novel by American writer and poet Sylvia Plath, originally published under the pseudonym “Victoria Lucas” in 1963. The novel is semi-autobiographical, with the names of places and people changed. Wikipedia